Our family is excited to announce that we are again riding the COURAGE CLASSIC BIKE TOUR in JULY 2024 ~ it will be our 6th year!
As many of you know, at 20 weeks gestation - I found out I was having a baby boy with Spina Bifida. My son, Reed experiences on a daily basis the obstacles that go with having SB. He has had to learn to live with mulitple conditions such as hydrocephalus, diminished sensation and paralysis in his legs make walking now impossible, bladder and bowel complications, learning disabilities, latex allergy as well as social issues. In his 18 years of life, Reed has had 18 surgeries - ALL through the Childrens Hospital of Colorado - the most challenging being bladder reconstruction, shunt revisions and Spinal Fusion. Our recent struggle is ongoing skin breakdown and joing contractures due to becoming a full time wheelchair user this year.
INSPITE OF ALL THAT, Reed has brought blessings and taught an abundance of life's lessons to all who know him. He is the most fun-loving, all accepting, adventurous, honest, creative, sensitive person I know!
What a great way to raise much needed funding to benefit Children's Hospital of Colorado - the only comprehensive children’s hospital serving not only CO but the surrounding states as well, Together, we can build up better healthcare for kids like Reed. I am thrilled to be participating in the COURAGE CLASSIC with the Courage from the Springs Team again this year and begin training on our tandem bike with Reed. Look for us out on the roads in Colorado Springs as we gear up to have another fantastic experience!
WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US... IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY? VOLUNTEER? or DONATE TO OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL?
Thank you! ~Sara #Ride4Reed
